In the hot summer of Guangfu, at the foot of Luofu Mountain, it is a sanatorium transformed from Baoqing Temple.

Old friends who met again, Tortoise Meng and Pi Rixiu, also sat in the shade under the gazebo. Feel the breeze blowing from the hill and slowly taste the tea.

"Dare to ask Brother Lu Wang, do you have anything new to do with our Wunan envoy?"

After chatting about some recent developments, Pi Rixiu asked.

Since then, he has shown his favorite words and songs, and I don't know how many people in this place have begun to respect lyrics and songs. This time, it is the first rare writing of the seven laws of the scene "Wanghulou Drunken Book". ”

Tortoise Meng smiled and said

"This Lang Jun has easily made an excellent poem that is enough to be sung by the world, shouldn't you, the poet of the literary world, have some expression and gesture."

Pi Rixiu heard it, but he teased

"Xi Meimo made fun of me again. Ever since what I have experienced and encountered, I have come to understand it for a long time; Articles and edification alone are not enough to save the truth! As long as he can run the idea of the people from beginning to end, then what is the name of my poetry circle? ”

Tortoise Meng smiled bitterly, waved his hand and said.

"Actually, I prefer to read through "Strange Tales of the Three Kingdoms" these days, and I think it's a pastime and quite insightful."

"Lu Wang is actually watching "Strange Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?

Pi Rixiu was even more surprised

"Because although it is said that it is a heroic hero in ancient times, but for me, it can be said that there are many people today. In particular, the various events and developments involved in it have now been fulfilled one after another. ”

Tortoise Meng couldn't help but put down the tea set.

"That's right."

Pi Rixiu nodded with a complicated expression.

"Today's Yellow Turban has forced the emperor, and the likes of the Ten Standing Servants are still in autocratic power, just wait for which one dares to be "He Jin", and then come out and punish the eunuchs. But I don't know where the second Yuan of the fourth world and the third duke, the Apo of the origin of the eunuch family, should fall. ”

"No matter what happens in the north, we are at least fortunate enough to be alone, isn't it already rumored that there is an agreement in the market, and our Emperor Wu is at least a majestic Emperor Wu in the south of the Yangtze River."

Tortoise Meng seems to have a feeling.

"I think that Sun Zhongmou, who co-ruled the country with the eight families of Jiangzuo, is not enough to match."

Pi Rixiu's expression became slightly solemn, and he gently flicked the teacup with his fingers.

"Don't ask about background, don't ask about virtue, only use talent; Don't you think there's something a bit of déjà vu? And he is also good at using strict punishment and advocating official skills; The place where he passed was based on the Tuntian ploughing war, the public loser and the Mo family were prosperous, and Yang Zhu's learning was to increase profits. In addition to the fact that the house is not prosperous, it's just another one. ”

"Attacking the United States and saying cautiously, the way of the world has already changed."

Tortoise Meng hurriedly interrupted him.

"At least in the land under his rule, the great families of the past wanted to emulate the story of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and sent their children to serve in all walks of life, and the internal connection was based on the number of dock forts and strong and self-respecting, but it is gradually unworkable."

It's a pity that this leader has the ambition to whip the world, but how can he not match it. The choice of the house. There are no heirs, and in terms of long-term cause, it will be a disaster after all. ”

Pi Rixiu continued to sigh.

"Actually, it's not that there is no choice for the house, but with the rising momentum of this lord, the good choices we originally considered are no longer worthy of it."

Then Tortoise Meng's face suddenly colored.

"That's what you mean?"

"I really don't dare to hide it from Brother Lu Wang, this is also the intention of those who are lucky enough to make good use of it. This person's talent, vision and mind were the best choice at that time, but unfortunately the relatives were still too thin. ”

Pi Rixiu nodded half bitterly and half solemnly.

"Even if it's for the sake of future prosperity and survival, even if it's to be saddled with flattery and luck, I can't care about that much. It's just that at the moment, among the people who have a thin name and have to use it, that is, Brother Lu Wang, has to value it the most. ”

"If that's the case, what is my old face, and this matter is a certain one."

Tortoise Meng didn't hesitate for long, and immediately agreed.

-- Dividing line --

The soldiers and horses are busy and heavily guarded in Fengxiang Mansion in Fengtian City.

"Yang Dujian kept saying that he wanted to serve the country, why didn't he come and join forces with me. Don't you know that under the flames of thieves, only by working together can we make a difference?"

Prime Minister Zheng Jin, who was gathering people in Fengtian, couldn't help but laugh angrily.

"It's really the key to the Great Scattered Pass, and it involves the safety of the Son of Heaven. Although Yang Gong has a horizontal heart, he is also helpless for a while. ”

Faced with the questioning of the prime minister who saved the time, Yan Zunmei, the deputy envoy of the North Courtyard who was ordered to come, couldn't help but shrink her neck, but could only smile cautiously and bitterly.

"Now Yang Shumi has ordered someone to transfer 10,000 stones of rice and grain from Xingyuan Mansion and 30,000 pieces of color silk; has been in transit and will arrive in the near future,"

"Isn't the capital eunuch always friendly and sympathetic to Zheng Xianggong; Did you really listen to the words of the demon book that circulated in the market, and thought that someone wanted to follow the story of the late Han Dynasty. ”

It's just that Yan Zunmei, who was sweating profusely and her back was wet, after saying goodbye, someone around her couldn't help but speak.

"Under the state of affairs that I have seen, I really have to guard against it; I don't know if this Zheng Xianggong is He Jin or Yuan Shao's thoughts, or Dong Zhuo's style, or Wang Yun's old will. ”

Yan Zunmei also sighed heavily.

"But in any case, the story of letting the town coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes must not be repeated in the hands of my generation. Now the Holy Lord is fortunate to steal the two capitals, just when the world is in an uproar, my generation is the first to bear the brunt of the target. ”

"If the Holy Lord is going to issue an edict against himself in the future, who do you think should be the first to be sent down to thank the world? Therefore, not only Yang (Fugong) Privy Counsel can't help but worry about becoming ill, but even Yang (Fuguang) is also thinking about it again and again. ”

"At least at the moment, the Fengtian Xingtai that acts with Zheng Xianggong's court, at least the soldiers and horses of the three towns on the left to protect and support, is enough to deal with the thieves in Guanzhong for a long time. Our generation is the first to stabilize the situation in front of us, and continue to consolidate the grace after the Holy Lord has settled down. ”

And he'd secretly heard something. For example, on the first day of Zheng Xianggong's arrival in Fengtian, the first thing he did was to kill people. The generals and colonels who made Fengtian Town unfavorable for dozens of people below Gao Jisun to prepare for war, or caused defects in the treasury and losses in the army, were taken down and beheaded.

And Li Chengyi, the small envoy (eunuch) of the prison town, was also executed because he was suspected of accepting bribes and buying false registrations. In the end, only a few people, including Qi Kejian, the deputy envoy of Fengtian Town, were saved because of their respectful service; and was able to transfer to the town envoy and lead the left Shence and the right wing infantry army and horse envoy.

But you must know that since Zhenyuan, especially the change of Ganlu Temple in response to the eunuchs' seizure of power, after the Yongzhen reform of the two kings and eight Simas. This is in the Jingshen Ce Army and the Thirteen Towns of the Guannei Left and Right Camp, all the rewards and punishments and transfers, the selection and appointment of people; They were all from the hands of the four nobles (the left and right privy envoys, and the left and right lieutenants) selected among the eunuchs of the Great Interior, and the plan was not to let any foreign ministers, including the prime minister, get involved and interrogate.

As a small envoy of the eunuchs, in addition to the battles between the eunuchs and the chaos in the feudal towns, there may not have been an example of being executed by the foreign ministers for a long time. Not to mention that Qi Kejian's brother is Qi Kerang, the envoy of the Taining Army and the envoy of the east, and now his life and death are unknown after the fall of Tongguan because of lack of support.

How can all of the above not make people vigilant and self-endangered?

However, on the gate tower of Yacheng, where the Fengtian Administration was located, looking at the figure of the departing messenger, Zheng Jin, who was dressed in military uniform, also sighed heavily. Now, he is probably the most shabby and weak prime minister and marshal in the history of the world.

Although there are the children of the three towns in Jingxi to rely on, except for a corner of self-preservation, there is not much improvement and help from the current situation. As a standard science and technology scholar, he is not particularly good at killing and easy to kill.

It's just that when he first came to Fengtian, he could be said to have no money, no food and no long things; In addition to the name of the prime minister, there are only more than 1,000 servants and officials who ran out with him or gathered on the road.

Therefore, he must eradicate these old subordinates of the town army who have formed an intertwined trend in the local area, and may corrupt and endanger his great cause of recovering the thieves, and use their wealth and materials as rewards and incentives, so that it is possible to open up the situation vigorously and resolutely in the local area under the danger of the situation, and reorganize the morale and ranks.

But I didn't think about it, and it also touched the suspicions and taboos of those eunuchs who could not escape the Son of Heaven; Even his old partner Yang Fuguang, who has always been cited as an arm helper, has not been able to show enough understanding and cooperation, which makes him even more haggard.

-- Dividing line --

And outside Chengdu Daluo City, known as Jinguan City, on the bank of Huanhua Creek, where weaver girls used to be like clouds. Tian Lingzi, the first person who was the eunuch of the flesh, also knelt down in the dust on the ground, and cried hoarsely in a complicated look at the young Tianzi who was busy helping him.

"Holy Lord, fortunately, the royal body is safe, and the old slave can die with peace of mind."

And on the West Mountain in the distance, Chen Jingxuan, who is his elder brother and envoy of the Xichuan Festival, is also a tooth soldier and a sudden general who is full of sweat and leads heavy gold and preferential treatment, and secretly lurks in it waiting for news from the city in the distance.

(End of chapter)